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Gov. Greg Abbott is Using a Disaster Declaration to Help Fund a Border Wall. Democrats Say it's an Overreach of Executive Powers | Dallas Weekly

Abbott said the flow of illegal immigration through the state had cost Texas billions of dollars and thousands of hours of staff resources while hurting border residents whose properties were damaged and lives were threatened.

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